UK varsity, UI to study health services in Nigerian slums

The University of Warwick, England, has partnered scientists at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, to research better ways of delivering health services to slum dwellers in the state.

A statement by the UK varsity on Monday noted that the research would be conducted under a €5m grant awarded by the National Institute of Health Research’s and the Global Health Research Unit on Improving Health in Slums to the institutions’ medical school.

Professor of Public Health and Pro-Dean, Research at Warwick Medical School, Richard Lilford, who is leading the research, stated that the scientists would x-ray health services provided in slums in Nairobi, Kenya; Ibadan, Nigeria; Karachi, Pakistan and Dhaka, Bangladesh.

He stated that the long-term project should result in the use of detailed slum maps as a tool that health workers and governments could use to tackle disease outbreaks in such settlements.

Lilford said, “Even if slum residents live close to health services, they can have difficulty getting the needed care. There are many reasons for this. It can be because city authorities do not have the will or the resources to meet the needs of those living in the slums. It can also be because people living in slums can’t afford the cost of health care, or the time off work to seek care.

“The result is that many people living in slums go to low-quality or unqualified clinics, or to various places – such as clinics run by charities to tackle specific issues e.g. HIV – but without joined-up care. This has negative consequences for both individual and population health.”

He noted that the project team, alongside scientists at the University of Ibadan, the African Population and Health Research Centre in Kenya, the Aga Khan University in Pakistan and the Independent University Bangladesh and policy organisations, would map current health services and facilities to understand how they could be used in six slums across Asia and Africa.

He added, “Policy-makers will be able to use the body of evidence on health service delivery relevant to slum populations, so they can learn what is happening in this area globally and so good practice can be shared and failures are not duplicated.

“Improving health services in slums will have a large impact on health in low and middle income countries. Because slums are overcrowded, better health services could benefit many people at once. Our unit will aim to make progress in this direction.”

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echeke

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Amin

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amazing2012

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echeke

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Morgan Emeruwa

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Amin

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